PLAYING� REAL� PEDAL STEEL LICKS� WHILE STANDING
USING� A� STANDARD GUITAR ,� BOTTLE-NECK STYLE !
five palm operated pedals,� performing "A, B & C" pedal steel functions and
a "Hip-lever",� performing the "F" function.
The two� 'A' pedals take the A strings up to B
The two� 'B' pedals take the F# strings up to G
And the� 'C' pedal takes the 2nd string D up to E
(depressed with the 1st and 3rd pedals for the 'B' & 'C' pedal function� for the minor ).
The "Hip-Shot" style "F" lever takes the D's on the 5th and 2nd strings up to Eb� together.
Shown here on an old Kramer Aluminum-Neck with a pair of Danelectro "lipstick tubes"
and a pair of Bill Lawrence 9 pole "J" humbuckers with a 5 position pick-up selector switch.
It also has an onboard compressor� (MXR dyna-comp reissue by Jim Dunlop ) w/control,
plus an "over-drive" (Dan Armstrong Blue Clipper) with "drive" control.
Article from the August/September 1999 Pedal Steel Guitar Association Newsletter
FOUR� ON� THE� FLOOR
a Lehigh valley based band that plays in the tri-state area.